Wolf Visits Team, Talks History

Anyone who walks through the halls of Lambeau Field as a member of the Green Bay Packers can't help but get in touch somehow with the history this team and place represent.

On Wednesday, former Packers general manager Ron Wolf tried to impress upon the current team that they should at least take a moment to pause and reflect upon it, even as the dog days of training camp are setting in.

Wolf, the Packers GM for nine seasons from 1992-2000, was the team's guest speaker at its afternoon meeting before the players' final mid-week respite from camp. As has always been his style, Wolf was straightforward and to the point, with his brief history lesson not lasting more than 15 minutes.

"When you walk into Lambeau Field and you look up there and see those names, that's pro football right there," Wolf said in a short chat with Packers.com following the team meeting. "That's what made pro football so great. There they are -- Taylor, Lombardi, you could go on and on,..